Paid options?

hockey_fan3000 · 11 Aug 2004, 12:46 AM

Does anyone know what the future plans are for e-mail when they are out of beta.

What are the paid options going to be?
Seems like that they will probably trump the rest of the services out there.

I am deciding of whether to upgrade my fastmail account or wait until there is something more definitive with gmail.
Thanks.

Alicia · 11 Aug 2004, 11:26 PM

You could be waiting a long time. Google News has been in Beta for longer than I can remember. I am not sure how long Google Groups were in Beta, but it wasn't a short time frame. I hope I am wrong, but Google doesn't move out of Beta that quickly.

fastkoala · 11 Aug 2004, 11:55 PM

gmail will not be free ??

Camille · 12 Aug 2004, 12:13 AM

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Originally posted by fastkoala
gmail will not be free ??

Gmail is free *unless they change that in the future*. I have not heard of any paid options or pricing.

Camille

elliotng · 12 Aug 2004, 04:30 AM

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Originally posted by fastkoala
gmail will not be free ??

I think hockey fan is talking paying additional fee to get extra features like MSN Premium and Yahoo! Mail Plus. So far, Google hasn't disclosed any paid options about Gmail yet, perhaps we will see when the beta is ended. I wish Gmail will remain free and I don't have to pay extra money

**ReuvenNY** · 12 Aug 2004, 06:10 AM

As elliotng mentioned above, the basic service will be free. They may, however, offer some additional features (POP) for a fee.

bradd · 17 Aug 2004, 08:23 AM

Yeah, I hope they offer IMAP as a paid option. That would be hot. I'd gladly cough up $20/year for that.

11 Aug 2004, 12:46 AM	#1
hockey_fan3000 Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 37	Paid options? Does anyone know what the future plans are for e-mail when they are out of beta. What are the paid options going to be? Seems like that they will probably trump the rest of the services out there. I am deciding of whether to upgrade my fastmail account or wait until there is something more definitive with gmail. Thanks. Last edited by hockey_fan3000 : 11 Aug 2004 at 04:06 AM.

11 Aug 2004, 11:55 PM	#3
fastkoala Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 14	?? gmail will not be free ??

11 Aug 2004, 11:26 PM	#2
Alicia Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 127	You could be waiting a long time. Google News has been in Beta for longer than I can remember. I am not sure how long Google Groups were in Beta, but it wasn't a short time frame. I hope I am wrong, but Google doesn't move out of Beta that quickly.

12 Aug 2004, 06:10 AM	#6
ReuvenNY Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New York Posts: 4,278	As elliotng mentioned above, the basic service will be free. They may, however, offer some additional features (POP) for a fee.

17 Aug 2004, 08:23 AM	#7
bradd Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Davis, CA Posts: 19	Yeah, I hope they offer IMAP as a paid option. That would be hot. I'd gladly cough up $20/year for that.